Natural Gas Retreats Below $2.90 After $3 Fails

August U.S. natural gas futures settled at $2.871 per million Btu on July 24, 2026, down 1.5% on the day and 1.4% for the week, per Energy Intelligence. The contract probed $3 the prior session before falling back. EIA storage sat at 3,056 Bcf as of July 17. August settles July 29.